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Concerning Prof. Robert P. Crease’s use of false quotations in his review of my book “The Ant Mill”

Prof. Robert Crease’s review in Physics World of my book “The Ant Mill” contains false and grossly misleading quotations and other falsehoods, which are so serious that they necessitate a response Under normal circumstances, I would never comment on a review of one of my books. People are entitled to have their opinions and to…Read more Concerning Prof. Robert P. Crease’s use of false quotations in his review of my book “The Ant Mill”

THE ANT MILL — how theoretical high-energy physics descended into groupthink, tribalism, and mass production of research

I have written a new book about the sociology of hep-th. The field is in crisis: no major breakthrough in 50 years and yet a remarkable absence of conceptually new ideas. This calls for an explanation. Here is a paradox: the research field of hep-th has on the one hand not produced any major breakthrough…Read more THE ANT MILL — how theoretical high-energy physics descended into groupthink, tribalism, and mass production of research